How to create JSP pages and Controllers automatically in Appfuse?

Use: mvn appfuse:gen -Dentity= The entity is the name of an already created model in Appfuse. E.g. 'Person' This command creates basic JSP pages and a controller, the VC part of MVC so to speak. But it uses the Generic DAO and manager of Appfuse.

How to install a third-party jar in maven repository when it is not available from know repository

You can always use the following command (go in your .m2 dir for this); for example I needed the Picard/Sam jars (download the jar file(s) first somewhere):

Note we have a embl maven repository for centralizing this so that all developers working on the same project would then get the jar automatically upon project update. First, you should tell your local maven about it i.e. add this in your ~/.m2/setting.xml: